The AIM-9X Block II has been determined by the Army to be the best solution to cruise missile and UAV threats because of its passive imaging infrared seeker. The MML will complement the AN/TWQ-1 Avenger air defense system and is expected to begin fielding in 2019.

Sep 23, 2021 · The AIM-9X Block II/II+ Sidewinder (AIM-9X Blk II/II+) continues the evolution of the AIM-9 series of missiles. This missile program delivers a datalink-enabled, launch and leave, air...

The Air Intercept Missile (AIM)-9X Sidewinder is the latest of the Sidewinder family of short-range air-to-air missiles. It features a high off-boresight focal-plane array seeker mounted...

Aug 30, 2024 · It is an infrared air-to-air missile primarily developed for the US Air Force (USAF) and the US Navy. The AIM-9X Sidewinder missile is in service with more than 24 countries worldwide and is supplied to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) member countries, as well as other US-allied nations.

Sep 4, 2019 · The AIM-9X, as it sits today, is really more than a short-range dogfighting air-to-air missile. Under certain conditions, its imaging infrared seeker can see well beyond the distance it can actually travel.

The AIM-9X® Sidewinder missile is the most advanced infrared-tracking, short-range, air-to-air and surface-to-air missile in the world. It is configured for easy installation on a wide range of modern aircraft, including the F-15, F-16, F/A-18, E/A-18G, F

Apr 25, 2000 · America's newest air-to-air missile, the AIM-9X Sidewinder, made a successful second launch April 25, at a test range in California. Developed by a joint U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and Raytheon...

Aug 22, 2019 · AIM-9X is the latest generation short-range, heat-seeking, air-to-air missile. The currently fielded version of the missile is AIM-9X Block I, Operational Flight Software (OFS) 8.220, which includes limited lock-on-after-launch, full envelope off-boresight capability without a helmet-mounted cueing system, and improved flare rejection performance.

Dec 17, 2021 · As a joint program with the U.S. Air Force, the Navy-led AIM-9X Block II missile is the most advanced short-range air-to-air missile in the world. The AIM-9X Block II+ missile is one of...

Mar 7, 2025 · The AIM-9X Sidewinder was first live-fired from an F-35 on Jan. 12, 2016, when a jet from the 461st Flight Test Squadron at Edwards AFB in California launched it over the Pacific Sea Test Range.